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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident IN-0768
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Oil Spill at 8" UMUECHEM - NKPOKU MANIFOLD DELIVERY LINE

Incident IN-0768 · Heirs Energies Limited · 6 Apr 2024

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 6 Apr 2024Retrieved: 4 Nov 2026
Incident date06 Apr 2024Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity12 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered9.4 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence6Source attachment links

Incident location

4.99851, 7.02171
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyHeirs Energies Limited
Reported6 Apr 2024
StateRivers
LGAEtche
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area202
JIV date6 Apr 2024

Impact description supplied by source

Evidence of sabotage is apparent with the discovery of a 2" ball-valve installed at the 12 O'clock position on the 8" Umuechem-Nkpoku manifold delivery pipeline. The spill resulted from third-party interference, particularly when a truck transporting sharp sand unintentionally trespassed onto the pipeline, which had been sabotaged by unknown individuals, resulting in a rupture and subsequent oil spill.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

6 Apr 2024

Report date

6 Apr 2024

Joint Investigation Visit

6 Apr 2024

Spill stop date

6 Apr 2024

Evidence & documents

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